Design Autobiography

Design AutobiographyAustin Barnett The 20 artifacts or places include: Chicago, IL, New Orleans, LA, Elizabethtown, KY, picture collage, ring, childhood home, basketball, football, track blocks, baseball glove, Sawyers dog tag, my Tahoe, Cowboys jersey, UK hoodie, Cavaliers t-shirt, Dodgers hat, my shoes, a gavel, a fishing pole, and marijuana to represent my research

After creating the list of 20 artifacts that represent me as a person I began to see five themes based on the types of artifacts that I chose, the five themes are : People/Pets, cities, sports I am/was involved in, teams Im a fan of, and items which represent my other interests.2 The artifacts included in the people/pets theme are the dog tag, picture collage, the ring, and my house. The dog tag belongs to my dog Sawyer who is 2 years old and is a mix between a Rottweiler and a standard poodle, Sawyer is arguably my best friend. The picture collage is made up of pictures of my two nieces, Jade and Maci, and my nephew Brayden. Brayden, the oldest, is 6 followed by Jade who is 5, and the princess Maci is 3. The ring is a gift that I gave my girlfriend on our 2 year anniversary. I chose this artifact to represent her as she is one of the most important people in my life and of whom I love. My house was chosen as an artifact to represent my family which includes my parents Maceo and Tammy, my brother Xavier, and my sisters Ashley and Makayla. I feel that these artifacts serve as a representation of culture because they show how we, members of society, build meaningful connections with the people around us.3Important people

The places included in the cities theme are Chicago, New Orleans, and Elizabethtown. The city of Chicago has always been a fascinating place to me and I have travelled there on multiple occasions to visit family, summer vacations, school field trips, and unfortunately attend funerals for I have many older family members who still live in that area. I recently visited New Orleans on spring break and immediately fell in love with the community. The relaxed locals and music make for a peaceful experience. However, there are also places throughout the city and times of the year that are very fun and festive that would make for an exciting experience year round. I can see myself moving there for retirement some day. Elizabethtown is the city responsible for raising me. Even though it is not the most exciting place to be in the world it is still the location of the majority of my childhood and adolescent memories and will always have a special place in my heart and I will always consider it my "hometown" no matter where I choose to settle down in life. The framework and construction of cities can also be key in how a culture is represented. It is interesting how much of a cultural change can be experienced between different cities here in the United States depending on if the landscape of the city is urban or rural.

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The artifacts included in the sports them are a basketball, a football, a baseball glove and track blocks. Basketball is my favorite sport and has been for many years. I began playing competitive basketball since I was 5 years old and still play competitively through an intramural league to this day, 17 years later. Football has been a part of my life constantly since I was 7 years old. I played football until my senior year of high school when I was the schools team captain. I played varsity for all 4 years of high school and left behind a name that my brother has since then overtaken where he now too a Junior represents the team as a leader and future captain. Growing up I was always involved in baseball, especially over the summer when I would travel for tournaments playing on area All-Star teams. The track blocks represent my days of being apart of my high school's varsity track team. I was on the team for 5 years, and starting competing in 8th grade. The events that I competed in for the varsity team were high jump, long jump, triple jump, 4X1 relay, 4X2 relay, 100M, and the 200M. 5sports

The artifacts that fall into this theme relate to how design can be represented and enjoyed through various forms of media. These items were chosen because they represent the teams I cheer for in the sports world. The majority of my television viewing has always been sports, and mainly the air-time centered around University of Kentucky athletics, Dallas Cowboys football, Dodgers baseball, and Cleveland Cavaliers basketball. Television is not the only form of media that I use to stay connected to my teams. I also follow blogs, websites, radio shows, and newspapers to stay up to date on the affairs of surrounding these teams. Through this theme, design can also be a product of consumerism. Each of these apparel items were selected by me to be warn because they were visual appealing and served as a symbol for my loyalty to my teams. 6Sports Fandom

The fifth and final theme does not have a concrete title, but rather consists of artifacts that represent some of my various interests. What we find as interesting is another form of representation of culture, and what we find ourselves being drawn to many times is due to our culture and the impact it has on our lives. Ever since I was a child, I was always infatuated with getting new shoes and having the newest designed kicks, especially ones created by Nike. My shoe purchasing really brings the idea of consumerism into play, because not only do I buy shoes out of necessity, but also for style and to keep a stock of options in my closet. The fishing pole represents a childhood leisure activity of mine, one that I took part in almost daily while bonding with other family members. The gavel represents my interests in the field of criminal justice and shoes how my education and life experiences have led me into applying to be a police officer. Marijuana represents my current research on drugs that I am conducting alongside a member of UKs faculty in the psychology department. The artifacts in this category, along with the other sixteen that make up this autobiography, show the multiple design approaches and products tat help me form my perspective of the world.7Items associated with other interests

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